Amity School of Economics organized a visit to Pataudi Block Development Office and EIGHT Villages in the jurisdiction of the Block as a part of the Community Outreach Programme with the title, “Agricultural Transformation: A Study of Farming Households in Eight Villages of Haryana” on December 9th, 2022.
At 9.30 a.m., the whole student body and faculty began travelling to the Pataudi Block Development Office from the AUH campus. The gang arrived at the Block office around 10.30 a.m. The Block Development Officer scheduled a meeting with the students where he discussed the challenges related to projects under the control of the Block Panchayat. After his lecture, students had the chance to ask him questions on many facets of rural home living conditions. The conversation was really beneficial to the students as they learned about the everyday challenges faced by development officials.
The main goals of the event were to encourage and promote the use of primary research techniques among ASE students and thereby give them a good understanding of how to prepare questionnaires, how to approach households and decision makers, and how to collect data. To study the agricultural transformation that is taking place in India by studying farming households in rural India specifically in the Pataudi Village of Haryana (primary data collection). Additionally, it concentrated on presenting an overview of the major statistical tools and techniques and provided guidance on how to assess data both qualitatively and quantitatively. Additionally, it taught students how to conduct primary research, including the processes that must be taken, and how to prepare a research report.
A rural trip to Pataudi in the Gurugram District of Haryana is planned to provide students the chance to get experience in the "real world" and hone a variety of skills, including data gathering, data analysis, and policy formulation. This will give the chance to investigate a specific rural area in relation to potential future job choices. They learned how to choose a rural research topic and set up a field study throughout the trip. They also had a fantastic opportunity to learn about the lives of those who produce food for India because of it.